Mop



Oct. '22, 1935.

C. L. LEONARD MOP L Filed Oct. 8', 1,954

654M912 JIM Patented Oct. 22, 1935 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2 Claims.

This invention relates to an improvement in refillable mops and has particular reference to a mop structure which will permit the easy removal of an old or worn out filler in a mop head and its replacement with a substitute filler.

It further relates to the design and construction whereby not only may the mop head filler be removed and replaced and the replacement be accomplished with a minimum of trouble, but also to means whereby either the original filler or any subsequent replacement thereof may be securely held and also after use be tightened from time to time should occasion require.

The objects of the invention are:

To provide a mop construction in which the head can be readily filled with the usual or ordinary mop material or with such substitute material as it may be desired to use;

To provide a mop construction in which the filling and/or refilling may be readily and easily accomplished To provide means whereby the filler of such head may be firmly secured; and

To provide means whereby the filling material in the head may be readily tightened from time to time without the use of special tools or equipment.

The means by which these and other objects are accomplished and the manner of their accomplishment will be readily understood from the following specification on reference to the accompanying drawing, in which,

Fig. 1 is a side elevation of the lower end of a mop handle showing my improved filling-material holder and adjustable clamping means.

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary view taken at right angles to Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a transverse section taken as on the line III-III of Fig. 1; and

Fig. 4 is a View also of the lower end of the handle showing the holder filled with a substitute filling material such as old cloth.

Referring now to the drawing in which the various parts are indicated by numerals, Ill is a mop handle. H is a holder-loop of heavy wire through and around which the filling material is to be placed. Preferably this loop has a threaded shank I2 which is adapted to be screwed into the lower end of the handle to secure the loop thereto, substantially as shown in Fig. 1. The upper portion of the loop is preferably of semi-circular form with the bottom portion l3 curving sharply inward preferably along substantially symmetrical lines and then arching upward in the center.

Slidably mounted on the handle I is a substantially cylindrical sleeve I4 having its lower end serrated to provide a series of sharpened points l5. The sleeve is provided with a pair of diametrical opposite slots l6 which are adapted to engage respectively over the two opposite sides of the loop H. These slots are deeper than the serrations forming the points l5, so that the sharpened lower portion of the sleeve may extend well below the top of the loop ll. Preferably the sleeve is cut in two along a longitudinal 10 line as the line H so that no amount of swelling of the handle It! Will cause the sleeve to bind on the handle. The sleeve is also provided with a longitudinal slot l8 which extends downward from the upper end thereof, through which slot a clamping screw l9 extends and is screwed into the handle Ii]. 29 is a washer under the head of this screw. Preferably the screw I9 has an ordinary eye head through which eye a heavy nail or other rod shaped member may be inserted go to accomplish tightening or release thereof. The

. Washer 29 is preferably bent along a median line so that as shown in Fig. 3 it will clamp against the sleeve M on opposite sides of the slot H8.

The handle may be filled with the ordinary mop material and this material may be assembled in any usual or desired manner, as for instance, as shown in Fig. 1, a hank, or bundle of cords 2| may be looped around the bottom wire l3 and tied therearound, and thereafter additional 30 hanks, not shown, he placed, either tied or otherwise as may be desired, until the loop is filled. Or as shown in Fig. 4 the holder loop may be filled with hanks or bundles of cloth 22 which preferably are placed around the wire of the loop and tied in similar manner to the hank 2| before described, such amount being used as is necessary. After filling, the sleeve M in either case is forced firmly down against the filling material with the points l5 firmly engaging portions of the filling material whereby to prevent shifting of such material in and around the loop. After being so forced down the screw I9 is tightened, clamping the washer 25 against the sleeve to securely hold same.

It will be noted that by tying the hanks of cord or cloth as the case may be around the wire of the loop, such wire is protected from coming into engagement with the floor in the use of the mop.

When the mop as originally filled has worn out, or it is for other causes desired to replace the filling material, the screw I9 is loosened, the sleeve I 4 slid upward to release the filler material and the latter is removed and replaced with such new or substitute material such as the cloth before mentioned, as may be available for the V purpose.

It is contemplated that the mop as originally sold will be filled with the usual cord material modifications may bemade in the shape of parts 7 and detail of construction without departing from the spirit of my invention.

What I claim is:

1. In a refillable mop comprising a handle, and a filler-material receiving loop secured at the lower end thereof and projecting laterally outward from opposite sides of said handle, a sleeve closely embracing and slidably movable along said handle and means for clamping said sleeve, said sleeve having its lower end slotted to 'slidably receive and pass beyond the upper portion of said loop, and into engagement with filler material in said loop.

2. In a refillable mop comprising a handle, and a. filler-material receiving loop, secured at the lower end of said handle and projecting laterally on opposite sides thereof, a sleeve closely embracing and slidably movable along said handle, said sleeve being split from end to end to preventtend therebelow into engagement with filler materlal in said loop.

CASWELL L. LEONARD. 

